§ 46:1259 — Restrictions on use of records

Louisiana § 46:1259

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§1259. Restrictions on use of records
A. With respect to any child for whom care and treatment services are
either directly or indirectly provided by the department pursuant to this
Chapter to a child alleged or found to be delinquent or in need of supervision,
it shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the
administration of this Chapter or upon the consent of such child or the attorney
for such child, or upon the specific order of the court pursuant to the
provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Arts. 317.1 and 875 and R.S.
13:1564 through R.S. 13:1724 for any individual agency, organization, or
facility to knowingly solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize,
permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any information in or derived
from such child's legal, social, medical, or psychological records, or obtained,
directly or indirectly, from the records, papers, files, or communication by or
to the department or any individual, agency, organization, or facility utilized
by the department for the provision of such care and treatment services for
such child.
B. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the interchange of records,
reports, or any other information among the various offices of the Department
of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health and
among the various personnel thereof. Additionally, nothing in this Section
shall prohibit any judge serving as judge of a juvenile court from access to all
of the records of any child before that court.

Legislative History

Acts 1984, No. 567, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 965, §2; Acts 1988, No. 607, §2, eff. July 14, 1988; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.